The sun., 1887-03-27
NEWS OF rHE THEArRKa

On four afternoons last week Mrs Langtry impsysen
ated fashionable lady at the play She did II In the
portion Of the stage spectacle comprised within pro-
scenum box, save at the circus and there At the
three other places she very intercsedy viewed by
the assembage. In this round Of matntes her acting
was perfection for Of she knew that she was
performer although dumb and mostly passive Her as
sumption OF inconsistencies artfui to the last d.
Free she betrayed BY covert glance artificial ses
ure that she other than auditor unknown pub
cty focused by hundred glasses she WINGED not and
as an exhibit Of high breeding her demeanor was ad.
mirabe. An actress rarely does thoroughly natural
piece OF acting In a box.
May fortesque, that other English actress and pro
fessonal beauty, may have failed In her professional
tour Of America but her positively last appearance be-
fore audience, before Wednesdays start for home
triumph In Its audacious way Bernhard freak
ishly Insists upon making tho ntermisson between
nbout half hour long Tho people this trifing
and the management IN seriously annoyed. Miss Fortes
told Marcus Meyer that she wished the great
French woman act "Il give you box he said, "n
you will good clothes look your prettest and sit
the front, that the audience will have something
divert them during the long waits"
ITS bargain she replied; ~ will agree to entertain
the people 'twixt the acts"
She did. She funy white. and carried an i'm
mcnse fan OF the same color. That made her conspic
uou for is not the custom to don such clothes for the
drama though is done elaborately at the opera She
seated herself at the front Of lower box
faced the audience and proceeded to enact vvacious
ingenious maiden. II was bold undertaking as
anybody ever saw In theatre; II was marvel OF de-
monstrative pantomimo picturesque poses and
giant gcstculaton altcrnated; bevy OF fellows sup
norted her tabeaus and the amazed and amused spec
tators found that the edum Of the half hour
beguied But II would be pity II the young girls
present to take pattern OF Miss Fortescue and be-
have in that extraordinary fashion at the theatres
The farewell to America that Genevieve Ward and w
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inss Janauscheks was his ,rst IL 1t ia remembered
correctly Miss Wards purpose to retire has long been
herade She intends to return to her Isle Of Wight
home directly after her Windsor and while
II all predict matters OF this sort there
Is ground belief that she means what she
says OF Vernon will not be lost to the stage
He Is nm actor OF excellent capabilities and there ought
to rem.n him many years of worthy service before
the footlghts The bills at the Windsor will be FORGET
Me Not" and "The Queens favorite" Next week
Fantasma will be for the time here In nearly
three years or since the Hanons brought 1t out at the
Fifth Avenue with all its stage tricks and It's bewilder
ing dialogue by {. H. Hoyt The regular season at the
Windsor will finish on June J. II Is believed to have
h"ue money
lecture Mt the Grand by Cromwell will treat
Of tho entire wsrd and the Professor will metapbor
calIv TAX. his audience around In eighty nnp,ss
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/" Amnno ,,o Crocod;,ss " oric>,ouv s.v.r.d n, ,h.
Madison Square ono afternoon not long ago Bowe
hasn't had many successes Of late seasons, but bis
lecture Is said to be bright and and perhaps
1t will help him out bit At the Peoples Frank L. Hip
pie will lecture ireland" Lanciana at the Madison
Square and Boyeson at the Lyceum have lately added
themselves to the list OF Lenen entertainers various
week days Prof Boycson il known on the stage as
well az to literature 1t is not recalled that the city the
atres have ever before been largely used by
and this Is ssnerally advantageously true.
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never came. casual remark OF f. II sothern, that he
had found the comedy among some OF his effects set
Mr.. Frohman TO thinking with the result known. The
title is his No leading actress for the piece has
been engaged up to yesterday.
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to Washington for the Actors Fund charity It not on
record that similar break has ever been voluntarily
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